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class=468381700-27102006>The wire is actually gold plated. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=468381700-27102006>I once had a customer who had seen one of these pianos
and wanted me to restring his piano with similar wire. I did find a plater who
was willing to gold plate the wire but didn't actually set a price on the
project. It would have been thousands and on hearing this my customer decided
plain old Mapes "International Gold" wire was close enough.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=468381700-27102006>Del</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>VOCE88@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> October 26, 2006 3:35 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Schomacker gold
strings<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Hello list!</DIV>
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<DIV>I have a question. </DIV>
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<DIV>I have seen a few of these beasties with the "gold" strings still on
them, and coincidentally,I just saw one. The customer would like his piano
fully rebuilt, but wants the option of having gold strings reinstalled. When I
called and spoke to a Mapes technician..... well I was told it wasn't
possible.</DIV>
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<DIV>My question is - what did Schomacker use? I know they marketed it as
gold, but was it actually a little brass aded to the steel? Was it some kind
of plating? Can anyone help?</DIV>
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<DIV>Rich Galassini</DIV>
<DIV>Cunninham Piano Co.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>